No Wind on Final Day of ICSA/Gill Nationals; No. 2 Bulldogs Finish Sixth

MADISON, Wisc. – A championship comeback
for the Bulldogs was not in the cards. Even though the race
committee pushed up the starting time and waited until the last
possible moment, no wind filled on Lake Mendota. The Bulldogs
finished sixth overall, 28 points behind first-time champion Boston
College.

Competitors' worst fears were realized today when a hot
day prevented any breeze from gracing the race course.
Recognizing this possibility, race officials sent word last night
that the starting time would be moved up to 8:30 a.m., in order to
sail as many races as possible before the 5:00 p.m. deadline.
Despite the fleet's best wind dance efforts, (minus Boston
College, of course) the breeze never stuck around long enough or
blew strongly enough to start a viable race.

As time expired, Boston College was left celebrating their first
championship while the rest of the fleet lamented the chance it
never got. Nevertheless, the Bulldogs have much to be proud
of this year. The team outright won six out of 11 of the
fleet race events that it entered, and a brand-new team racing
squad finished sixth at nationals after one semester's
practice. The Bulldogs also won their ICSA
semifinal.

This year's nationals action can be caught on ESPNU on
Friday, July 9 at 8:00 p.m. EDT.